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One of the most watched and most awaited TV show of Television is now up and running. Yes we are talking about Sony’s reality show Indian Idol 6. Mostly all lovers of music do end up waiting for Indian Idol every year as everybody wants to just show his/her talent to whole world and Indian Idol simply provides the platform for it. The show was actually dropped last year for the launch of ‘X Factor India’. But some important aspects have not changed. MiniMathur and HussainKuwajerwala who have previously hosted the show are once again back to host Season 6. So what about the judges?

Well, here you go with those details. As expected AnuMalik, Salim Merchant and SunidhiChauhan are the judges.But hang on; soon they were joined by the famous and really talented playback singer of Hindi cinema, Asha Bhosle, Renowned for her voice range and often credited for her versatility, her work includes film music, pop, ghazals, bhajans, traditional Indian classical music, folk songs, qawwalis, and Rabindra Sangeet. Apart from Hindi, she has sung in over 20 Indian and foreign languages.

Did you know that Sunidhi Chauhan made her debut on television as a jury member on Indian Idol 5? She is a versatile playback singer, best known for her Bollywood film songs and she began to sing at the age of four and was spotted in the singing contest, Meri Awaz Suno, which she went on to win. Salim Merchant too got involved as one of the judges in Indian Idol 5. Salim, who has learned music from the Trinity College of Music in London, has brought a global edge to Bollywood’s music world, to go with the changing face of the film industry. Eagerly waiting to know more about Anu Malik? Well he has been the jury member on Indian Idol since its inception. Known for his cheeky and straightforward comments, he was also a judge in the first Asian Idol held in Indonesia, representing Indian Idol.

Who can forget the winner of the first season of Indian Idol was AbhijeetSawant, from Mumbai. Do you know who the winners of Season 3 and Season 4 were? I know it’s a tough one to answer. Don’t worry; here is the list of the winners from all the seasons of Indian Idol.

Season 1 – Abhijeet Sawant

Season 2 – Sandeep Acharya

Season 3 – Prashant Tamang

Season 4 – Sourabhee Debbarma

Season 5 – Sreeramchandra Mynampati

Season 6 – Well, you will have to wait for it 🙂

So now that you know about Indian Idol 6, its judges and its winners, would you like to know how to get into Indian Idol? Well all one needs to do is follow the following steps

What about the Auditions and the cities that were selected for Indian Idol 6? Auditions were carried across India including Delhi, Mumbai, Aurangabad, Orissa, Kolkata, Lucknow, Jaipur, and Amritsar.As mentioned in the promos this year ‘Indian Idol‘ will not only strike an emotional chord but also promises to shock the viewers by showcasing the amazing talent that breeds in the country. Would you like to know more about Indian Idol 6 and the judges? Well for that you will have to watch the show on Friday and Saturday on Sony Entertainment Television at 8:30 pm and to do that don’t forget to set a reminder using our iDubba app so that you don’t miss the show.

When you hear “Jo Jeeta Wohi…” all you think is “Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar“! Well you are right but soon this is going to change. Star Plus is back with its reality television series “Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar Season 2“. The show clubs in the winners and runners up from various singing competitions where they compete against each other for the title of the “SUPERSTAR”. Rahul Vaidya was the winner of the 1st season and the 1st India Idol winner Abhijeet Sawant was the 1st runner up.

And guess who is back? The real Shaan is back 😉 Shantanu Moitra and Shaan would judge STAR Plus’ Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar Season 2! You might recollect Shantanu Moitra, the Parineeta and 3Idiots fame music director. He is making an entry into television industry as a reality show judge in the second season of “Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar”. Did you know that Moitra had started off his musical career with the popular ‘Bole Mere Lips I Love Uncle Chips’ jingle! Interesting…Right?

And what can we say about Shaan aka Shantanu Mukherjee? As a child, Shaan began his career by singing ad jingles. After giving it up for a brief period, he soon returned to it, and also began to sing remixes and cover versions. In the 1989 movie Parinda, when he was only 17 years of age, Shaan sang a single line in the song, “Kitni Hai Pyari Pyari Dosti Hamari”. His song “Chand Sifarish” from the movie Fanaa and “Jab Se Tere Naina” from Saawariya won the Filmfare Best Male Playback Award and the Zee Cine Award Best Playback Singer – Male apart from receiving several other nominations. In 2000 he won the MTV Asia Music Award for best solo album for his album Tanha Dil. Shaan won Best TV Music Director Award for creating the music of the Zee TV show Lipstick.

Wait, it is not yet over! There is one more surprise element in the show…. After her long absence from the telly industry due to her pregnancy, Mandira Bedi is back in the media and she would be the host of the reality show.

After her star-making turn in Shanti, Bedi appeared in a supporting role in the 1995 film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and played Kajol’s rival and going-to-be sister-in-law for Shahrukh Khan’s love and “Mandira”, in the popular Indian soap Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. Among her other career highlights was a stint as one of the presenters on the Indian television talent contest/reality show, Fame Gurukul (which ended on 20 October 2005), replacing R. Madhavan as the anchor of Deal Ya No Deal. Did you know that she also hosted the 1st season of “Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar”?

Indian Idol… The name itself brings back lots of amazing moments that Indian Television audience has witnessed. It was a craze amongst all the sections of the society, right from kids to senior citizens. It started airing in India with the first season in 2004-2005. The last season i.e. Season 5 of this singing talent show was aired in 2010. The following year Sony had replaced it with another singing talent hunt show called the X Factor. The show had singers Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal along with film-maker Sanjay Leela Bhansali playing celebrity judges. But somehow the TRP’s of X Factor were not that impressive and did not create a lasting impression on the audience.

Indian Idol Season Six is preparing to hit the small screen in April on Sony Entertainment Television, just before the fifth IPL season kicks off. In fact, the auditions for the show will begin in February. So are you exited to have Indian Back on Television? Who can forget the winner of the first season of Indian Idol was Abhijeet Sawant, from Mumbai. Do you know who were the winners of Season 3 and Season 4 ? I know it’s a tuff one to answer. Don’t worry; here is the list of the winners from all the seasons of Indian Idol.

Season 1 – Abhijeet Sawant

Season 2 – Sandeep Acharya

Season 3 – Prashant Tamang

Season 4 – Sourabhee Debbarma

Season 5 – Sreeramchandra Mynampati

Season 6 – Well, you will have to wait for it 😉

Indian Idol is incomplete without the amazing judges who have been the backbone of the show. But almost every season judges were replaced with a new one… except Mr Anu Malik. Yes, he is the only judge that has been in all the 5 seasons 😉

Will Mr Anu Malik be in the 6th season as well….? Speculations are high on the following singers – Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Sonu Nigam and Kumar Sanu. And the race to host his show is also on, with Hussain Kuwajerwala and Mini Mathur being considered as the clear favourites.

So get ready for your favorite Show on Television. Do let us know your favourite moments from the previous seasons and also about your all time favourite contestants 😉